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Empowering Africa's Future Innovators

This Is Your Moment to
Shape South Africa's Future

South Africa was losing a generation, not for lack of talent, but for lack of a chance. Behind every unemployment figure was a young person who wanted to work, to provide, to matter, and who was never given the opportunity. Not anymore. The Josudan Foundation gives them that chance, training agripreneurs who turn unused land into harvests, create jobs for others, feed their communities and build safer, prouder neighbourhoods. This generation is no longer waiting for a future. It is building one.

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How Your Support Works

From Your Contribution to a Young Agripreneur's Own Venture

Every contribution sets off a chain reaction. The Foundation funds the programmes, African Greeneurs delivers the training, and the wider EARN ecosystem carries young agripreneurs on to markets, technology and ventures of their own.

  1. Donors, partners and mentors

    Support the Foundation

    Donations, partnerships and mentorship give young Africans the backing to start.

  2. Josudan Foundation

    Funds Development

    The Foundation funds entrepreneur development and innovation.

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  3. African Greeneurs

    Delivers the Training

    Hands-on programmes, mentorship and industrial experience from EARN's training and development subsidiary.

  4. The EARN ecosystem

    Opens the Next Door

    Connects participants to what they need next:

    • Markets and infrastructureAG Horticulture
    • TechnologyAfrican Technopreneurs
    • Training facilities and farm infrastructureAfrican Lakeside Properties
    • Global peersAgriyouth Without Borders

  5. Young agripreneurs

    Build Careers and Ventures

    Young agripreneurs move into careers or launch their own ventures, creating jobs, feeding communities and building what comes next.

What your support unlocks

  • Funding
  • Training
  • Mentorship
  • Market access
  • Infrastructure
  • Technology
  • Global networks

What Your Support Builds

Today's Training Becomes Tomorrow's Food Security, Jobs and Thriving Communities

An investment in one young agripreneur keeps growing long after the training ends: into harvests, into businesses, into jobs for others and into communities with a future.

  • Food on More Tables

    Young agripreneurs turn unused land into harvests that strengthen food security, one community at a time.

  • Jobs That Multiply

    Every enterprise that takes root creates work for others, so one trained agripreneur becomes an employer of peers.

  • Businesses Built to Last

    Skills, mentorship and market access turn a first harvest into an enterprise that keeps on growing.

  • Safer, Prouder Communities

    Income, purpose and opportunity lift whole neighbourhoods, building safer and prouder places to live.

  • A Generation of Leaders

    Young women and men take the lead in South African agriculture and carry the country forward.

  • A Stronger South Africa

    Food security, employment and enterprise add up to the future the country has been waiting for, grown from the ground up.

Proven Track Record

The Agripreneur Development Programme, 2019 to 2026

The Foundation funds the Agripreneur Development Programme, delivered by African Greeneurs. Since 2019 it has grown from a single founding cohort in Lephalale into a programme backed by four corporate funders in four provinces.

  • R30 million+Social funding secured, 2019 to 2026
  • 50Agripreneurs trained to date
  • 150+Jobs created by agripreneur graduates
  • 4Provinces where the programme is active
  • 4Corporate funders backing the programme

Cohort by Cohort

    • 2019 to 2020

    Founding cohort

    Funder
    Exxaro Resources (R10 million)
    Intake
    10 agripreneurs
    Where
    Limpopo (Lephalale)

    Completed in 2020. All ten settled on Exxaro-leased farmland, where their agricultural enterprises still operate and create jobs in the Lephalale farming community.

    • September and December 2024

    Nedbank cohorts

    Funder
    Nedbank
    Intake
    20 candidates
    Where
    Gauteng, Northern Cape and Mpumalanga

    Full accommodation and stipend support. Now in the Post-Accelerate Transition, with enterprise development and job creation under way.

    • 2024 to 2025

    Lesedi Power cohort

    Funder
    Lesedi Power
    Intake
    6 candidates
    Where
    Gauteng, Northern Cape and Mpumalanga

    Full accommodation and stipend support. Now in the Post-Accelerate Transition, with enterprise development and job creation under way.

    • June 2025 and May 2026
    • Through the Josudan Foundation

    Eskom Komati cohort

    Funder
    Eskom Komati CSI, through the Josudan Foundation NPC
    Intake
    15 candidates
    Where
    Mpumalanga (Komati)

    Full accommodation and stipend support. In August 2026 eight agripreneurs began their Post-Accelerate Transition at EARN's commercial farm while permanent agricultural land is secured in Komati.

Trained to Produce, Connected to Buyers

Agripreneurs' enterprises already supply major retail and fresh produce markets, including Pick n Pay and Freshmark, through AG Horticulture, the EARN group's market aggregation platform.

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Source: EARN, Proven Track Record and Programme Growth, October 2026. Figures cover the whole programme across all four funders.

What We Fund

Practical Programmes Delivered by African Greeneurs

Every programme the Foundation funds is delivered by African Greeneurs, and every one is built to turn potential into a livelihood. The Foundation provides the financial resources for entrepreneur development and innovation.

Looking to join a programme yourself? African Greeneurs handles programme interest and short course bookings.

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Graduate Stories

Agripreneurs Trained by African Greeneurs, in Their Own Words

Four short films shown at the EARN graduation ceremony on 28 May 2026. Captions are part of each film.

Already Here

The future of South Africa is not waiting to be rescued. It is already standing in the greenhouse, ready to grow. The Josudan Foundation trains young South Africans to become agripreneurs who bring land to life, create jobs, feed their communities and carry the country forward. This is where unemployment ends and enterprise begins. This is the generation. This is now.

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Mission, Vision and Values

Unlocking Potential, Driving Progress

Our Mission

The Josudan Foundation is committed to fostering growth and development among African youth in the fields of entrepreneurship and innovation.

By providing essential resources, mentorship and training, the Foundation helps young talents turn their dreams into impactful realities.

Our Vision

To see a continent where every young entrepreneur has the opportunity to innovate, create and lead, driving Africa towards a future of economic independence and technological advancement.

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Visitors and learners in a greenhouse beside a bed of basil

  • Growth and Development

    Resources and support that cultivate the talents of young entrepreneurs, so they can thrive and succeed in a competitive global landscape.

  • Innovation

    Backing creative thinkers and problem-solvers who bring new ideas to life, fostering a culture of innovation that advances economic and social development.

  • Youth Empowerment

    Africa's future lies in the hands of its young people. Skills, knowledge and opportunity pave the way for a brighter, more prosperous continent.

  • Comprehensive Support

    Not just funding: mentorship, industrial experience and connections to funders, suppliers and industry experts, through African Greeneurs.

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Equal Opportunity to Lead

Gender Equality Runs Through the Foundation's Work

The Foundation is deeply committed to gender equality, ensuring young women have an equal opportunity as their male counterparts to lead the way in African agriculture.

About the Foundation

The EARN Ecosystem

Complementary Organisations That Carry Participants Further

The Foundation works in partnership with the Enterprising Africa Regional Network (EARN) and funds African Greeneurs, EARN's training and development subsidiary. It is part of the EARN ecosystem, not a subsidiary.

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Get Involved

Four Ways to Back Africa's Next Generation of Agripreneurs

  • Donate

    Your contributions help provide the necessary resources for training, business setup and innovation.

  • Mentor

    Share your knowledge and experience with young entrepreneurs, guiding them on their journey.

  • Partner

    Collaborate with the Foundation to create more opportunities and drive impactful change.

  • Buy Our Book

    Support the broader movement by exploring It's Time for Africa by Joshua Chimakula Ngoma.

Inspire, Innovate, Impact

Every young agripreneur trained today becomes a harvest, a business and a stronger community tomorrow. The Josudan Foundation is more than an organisation; it is a movement towards a better, brighter Africa. Stand with it and help shape the South Africa this generation is building.

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